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EPORTS, &c. 



FAT CATTLE. 



The Committee on Fat Cattle, report an av/arcl of the 



1st premium of $10, to Mrs. M. P. Little, of Bradford, for 

 her ofi" ox. 



2d do. of $8, to Mrs. M. P. Little, for her near ox. 



3d do. of $5, to James H. Reynolds, of North Audover, for 

 his near ox. 



It will be seen by our reward, that the first and second pre- 

 miums are given to the same pair of oxen ; as the offer was 

 made, we felt bound to give them to the best animals ; yet we 

 have some doubt of its being the intention of the Society, to 

 give two premiums to one pair of oxen. To us, it appears 

 more desirable to ofTer the premiums for the best^;ttir of fat 

 cattle, as most of the oxen that are fattened in this County, are 

 those that are kept in part for their labor, and we wish to get 

 all the information we can upon working and feeding oxen, so 

 as to fit them for beef. 



We think that there should be separate premiums given for 

 fat cows, for we cannot expect them to compete with oxen, 

 conseq^uently we never see them at our exhibitions. As most 



